Massachusetts · Off-grid & homestead potential
Hampshire County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths are abundant rainfall (48.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. The trade-offs: 20 mi from the nearest metro and pricey real estate (typical home $455k).
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Hampshire County is a marginal bolthole (43/100). Its strengths: abundant rainfall (48.8″/yr) with little drought and almost no federal land or extraction. Watch-outs: 20 mi from the nearest metro and pricey real estate (typical home $455k).
Land in Hampshire County runs about $10,568 per acre, based on the latest county data.
Hampshire County gets about 48.8" of rain a year, with severe drought in roughly 6.5% of years.
The nearest major metro is about 20 miles away, and population density is 308.2 people per square mile.